Abstract

RIGUEIRA, Paulo. International relations as a discipline. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2012, n.36, pp.23-46. ISSN 1645-9199.

This article will provide an answer to a question: how to understand international relations as a discipline independent and autonomous from the study of history, demography, international law and other disciplines. Starting from the disciplinary need to understand the evolution of the modern state system, the discipline consolidated itself by creating a subject -matter solidified by a distinct set of theories, techniques and methods. This article will, therefore, reflect on international relations, its subject-matter, theories and methods.

Keywords : international relations theory; discipline; suject-matter; discourse theory.

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